The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-26

on the OUTSIDE OF was In feao'
the House. When the refusal was made the
Representative took note from him and had 1t
sent to the Speaker That officer sent 1t back,
with an order not to admit the Secretary. Rep
reaentatve Jewett stepped outside and informed
Secretary Dixon of the failure of the scheme.
When Jewett returned to the door of the House
he had papers with him. but ne found his prog
ress barred. 1t not until after a sharp par
ley that he succeeded in establishing his rights
Representative to enter with whatever pa
pers he pleased.
1t was the fact of his not being admitted that
Secretary Dixon communicated to the Senate.
together with an enumeration of the bills and doc
uments he desired to present to the House. Upon
motion of Senator Sellers the communication
was ordered to be made part of the Senate
journal. Another communication of similar
purport. and from the same officer, was read re-
citing what attended n second attempt to COM
municate with the House. Senator Barrett's
motion that this also be made part of the jour
nal prevailed. Senator Sellers then said that, IN
view Of this action he would move that the Sen
ate adjourn until o'clock on Monday. There
was prompt objection from many Democrats,
particularly Senator Mcdonald, who defed the
Republicans and called them revolutionists and
traitors. He intended to stay, IL no one else did,
was not answerable for the blocking
of the wheels of legislation, but If
nothing could be done he proposed to stay and
then 60 home to meet the revolutionists at the
ballot-box He asked every Democrat to re-
main and resist with all his might these treason
able methods.
Senator French, in his opposition to the mo-
tion referred to the Republicans as being ia
vored by the Auditor of State. His charge was
that there was money for Republican Senators,
but not for Democrats. Senator Smith also
said that he understood the Republicans were
being paid as matter Of favor. Senator Fow-
Ter denied this in behalf of Auditor
Carr, who had told him the other
6av hat fhora hy,f Oft
he and his Democratic friends wanted money
they could get it that afternoon He, the Sena-
tor, told his party friends and they got their
money. He insisted that the Auditor would act
fair, but Senator Smith did not think 1t fair for
a State officer to try to break into this chamber
as the leader of mob The controversy was
becoming serious between the two Democrats.
| and it was only settled by motion to adjourn.
pull the Republican Senators into the discussion
1t had no effect, for not one of them seemed to
hear what was being said.
Representative Gardiner yesterday afternoon
arose to a question of privilege in reply to what
| Representative Patson said concerning his
| political record few days ago. He had not
| answered sooner the unfounded charges and
| uncalled for attack against him because the gen
| tleman from Sullivan had been absent. THE
gentleman from Sullivan" Representative
| Gardner continued, has said l was once an
| honored member of the Democratic party and
of the Knights of the Golden Circle during the
war l am surprised that a man at this late
| day, one who was once member of the Re-
| publican party, and who had served long and
well in the Union army should to-day
be found in the Democratic party with
predictions therefor so strong as to say: II
was once an hono-ed member Of the Democratic
| party and of the Knghtssof the Golden Circle"
Mr.. Gardiner further said that the first vote he
| ever cast for Democratic candidate for
| President, and his next vote for President was
for Abraham Lincoln, then a candidate for re-
Ia nd nov ri n cd tic 1ioa az,
! vote since then. In 1862. while reading law,
there were two secret political societies in his
| town, one of Republicans and another of Dem
| ocrats, the Circle of Honor. He belonged to the
latter. but 1t. like the Republican society, had
| for its object the preservation of
| peace. for there were many infrac.ions
| Of the peace in those days. In 1868
| the general commanding the department of In
diana issued a proclamation against all secret
| political societies and ordered them to disband.
| The night of the day he read that proclamation
a meeting of the Circle of Honor was had, and
he went there to secure its obedience to the COM
fered a motion to disband the society, and it was
overwhelmingly carried. 1t never met again. to
his knowledge, and from that day to this he has
never belonged to any secret political organiza
ton. When the Knights of the Golden Circle
existed he was a Republican, and never at any
time was he q member of reasonable Demo
cratic organization which had for its purpose the
setting of rebel prisoners free and putting
gums in their hands to be used ssd
time peaceable compromise was impossible there
never was a time when he did not advocate the
| prosecution of the war to the utmost. He made
a brilliant speech in defense OF the loyalty and
| achievements of the Republican party that won
round after round of applause, and, then, re-
| turning to the charges against him, said in
closing: This slauder, this infamy. has
| been resorted to from time to time for the past
| twenty five years, when men wonld cease to
nd du~ 0al1 at ipa ic he irsf
| occasion which have thought it worth while
| to give it public denial. leave my associates.
| the people OF my county and Indiana to judge
| of this unjust. cowardly, uncalled for thrust at
| most generous and enthusiastic applause re-
| warded him.
| Representative Patton, in reply was allowed
full limit and he used it to the utmost in defend
| ing his political course in passing from the Re-
| publican to the Democratic party. He stood by
| his record As q soldier, and hurled defiance at
| Republicans in daring them to find stain on
his valor assert doubt as to his loyalty or the
purity of his motives. 1t was period of enthu-
| sasm in political speaking that the House has
| seldom enjoyed this session.
Following this the business of the afternoon
4 was attended to. interrupted now and then by
4 efforts of Representative Gordon to get the
floor. presumably to offer the Senate
| the Supreme Court be called upor
| to arbitrate Green Smiths claims
( to exercise the duties of Lieutenant governor
Speaker Sayer was not to be caught, and on eacf
attempt Representative Gordon would retire ir
good humor at his failure to be recognized. II
reference to this proposition one of the Supreme
| Court judges said yesterday: ''The leaders O.
the Senate have declined to accept the decision
Of the court as judges, and to propose now tina
the court pass on the same question as arbitra
tors, was suggestive of the thought that tn,
court was possessed of two opinions IT tn,
opinion of the judges court as judges was no
good, how much better would their opinion q
individuals be4s
Legislative Notes.
The Democratic Senators are without plan
but one OF them ntimated, yesterday, that tn
| present state Of affairs would continue for da